You have such a joy of life! It's contagious!!! Hope you are feeling better soon...and yes, wine does help the sore throat (or so Marty tells me). Love the wine bottle border. Mine is almost complete...and there are still bottles left to plant. (We had 2 rehearsal dinners and several dinner parties!) My bottle tree is almost complete, too. I'll post a photo soon...

What a happy post!! I love it. that little bird is ADORABLE OMG!!! When I was in the bend, I had a family of Robins that I was taking care of. I even went to walmart and bought worms to throw into the grass for them. Here in Momterey, I get to see a binch of baby deer on the campus of DLI. It has been a bit of a rough go for me starting in a new town and new job but whenever I see these deer I just melt! I feel like they are my new friends in a place where everything is so unfamiliar and stressful. Anyway, thanks for such a delightful post, you always make me smile.xoxoL

Hey there, hope you are feeling better?! What a cute birdie. Love your wine bottle order:) You are so right with your post-we do need to appreciate the little things every day. Some days it is harder than others. A great white eagle flew over my head this morning at the lake-how cool is that. Cheers

Ah, the little things in life (as well as the big things) are what matters. There's always beauty to discover! The chickadee is adorable!! I hope you get to feeling better - summer's no time to be sick!

Hi I just wanted to let you know I featured you in my first Etsy Treasury, but I have not learned how to leave messages on Etsy yet! And I don't know if it lets you know you are in the treasury. So here I am telling you on your blog. ox

Yours is the first blog I go to when I need to feel happy. I love your spirit and sense of style! You have found your calling in spreading happiness!Thank you for sharing smiles and beautiful scenes, and flowers!Lisa

Oooooh that birdie is so sweet! Just as I wrote that, a little birdie hit our window :( He is recovering in the bushes, I hope he is going to be ok.I am a bracelet stacker too - love all of yours!!Your pics are gorg...I love your hair with the braid.xoAshlyn

Hi Heather - jumped over from your interview with Diane at In My Own Style. Love the wine bottle garden border in this post. Don't see any of your lovely shades-of-blue stacking rings in your store. Do you plan to offer them?Michael

The little chickadee is an absolute angel! I hope it was okay. Seems rather odd that it would let you get so close.Can't say I've seen a wine bottle border before. Definitely prettier than the Miller Lite one!

I love your blog and will be spending lots of time here. I am a new follower and loving every minute. I do hope you will hop over to my blog for a follow. I have two West German Shepherds who I am in love with. They each have a little pink swimming pool like your dogs. There are pictures a plenty of them. Yours are beautiful. Hope to see you soon. Donna

oh that crazy little bird's curvy beak! and that wine bottle border - awesome! hope you are feeling better physically (obviously your mental state is in a pretty good place). i haven't been blog reading for a while, but i love what you are doing with your line of jewelry. really creative things!

Just found your blog. It's delightful. I live not far from Saugatuck. Need to head overmthere soon. Domyou ever check out Fennville winery? I'm thinking you must live close to New Buffalo..as I saw your post on pizza and vino at a restaurant in NB. I live in Muskegon..heading to Chicago next Tuesday. Just a day trip to see a newborn niece. Any recommendations for dinner on the way home..MI city, New B or that general area.I will follower you on google reader...like your style.

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